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Barry Burden

@bcburden

Professor of Political Science @uwmadison. Director of @electionscenter. First gen college grad. Native Ohioan. Also https://nitter.cf/t.co/nDLksfa2QQ

 Madison, WI
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There is too much news.
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The scariest mistake
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With Election Day coming next week, be careful not to confuse percent with percentage point. A change from 10% to 13% is a rise of 3 percentage points. This is not equal to a 3% change; rather, it’s a 30% increase.
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3 different Senate polling patterns * New Hampshire: rock steady * Texas: jumpy * Michigan: trending
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@CBSSportsOct 29
STAND UP WISCONSIN!
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Our little state holds less than 2% of the population. In my time here it has produced the NFL, NBA, and now MLB champs. Congratulations #Brewers
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Tune in at 7pm tonight. Put the Brewers on a second screen. UW Now Live: Making Sense of the Midterm Elections uwalumni.com/events/uw-now-l…
UW Now Live: Making Sense of the Midterm Elections | Wisconsin Alumni Association

UW Now Live: Making Sense of the Midterm Elections | Wisconsin Alumni Association

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So thoughtful to schedule this in the gap between the NLCS and the World Series
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@mattsmith_newsOct 19
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: The governor's debate live statewide at 7 p.m. Watch live on WISN in Milwaukee, WKOW in Madison, WBAY in Green Bay, WXOW in La Crosse, WQOW in Eau Claire and WAOW in Wausau Also streaming live on the WISN 12 News app and WISN 12 YouTube and Facebook pages
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FINAL #VoicesIntoVotes before the midterms! Barry Burden, Caroline Tolbert & Julie Persons discuss Futureproofing Democracy. Fri 10/23 | FREE catered reception 5 PM | Program 6 PM | UI Old Capitol @UiPolisci @jcauditor @CityofIowaCity @votehawk icfrc.org/events-1
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Five weeks from today — register now to join @ElectionsCenter in person to make sense of the 2026 midterms and American electoral politics more broadly elections.wisc.edu/page-even…
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This is not what happened in 2022. The polls were accurate. Speculators ginned up a narrative about a red wave that didn’t materialize politico.com/news/2026/10/15…
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For the unfamiliar: Elections, Public Opinion, & Voting Behavior is an organized section of the APSA. In addition to robust representation of behavior and opinion research at the APSA annual meeting, the section holds a stand-alone conference each year. connect.apsanet.org/s32/

Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior, Section 32

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Pippa Norris (@PippaN15) profile picturePippa Norris
@PippaN15Oct 14
Replying to @bcburden @UWMadison @epovb @ElectionsCenter
Barry: Maybe explain to the world what EPOVB is...
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The fifth annual EPOVB conference will take place @UWMadison on May 13-14, 2027! Please submit your paper & poster proposals by the Dec 1 deadline. Supported by @epovb & @ElectionsCenter The proposal form & conference information are available here: elections.wisc.edu/epovb27/
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It feels good to reject an academic paper for the old fashioned reason of low quality rather than for inappropriate use of AI
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Embarrassing and sad. I have met with these observers multiple times over the years. The US course expect other countries to allow our observers. ms.now/news/trump-midterms-o…
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades

Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades

The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

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I beg our high quality media outlets to stop shilling for Amazon
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Trump this week: Again promised every adult $5,000 to vote for his party Offered another private dinner with people who buy the most of his crypto coin Used more government money to run campaign ads for himself
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Not much polling bias in recent midterm elections
Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) profile pictureNate Silver
@NateSilver538Oct 1
The direction of polling error in recent years: * 2008: Unbiased * 2010: Unbiased * 2012: R bias * 2014: D bias * 2016: D bias * 2018: Unbiased * 2020: Even bigger D bias * 2022: Unbiased * 2024: D bias, less than 2016/2020 * 2025 (e.g. NJ/VA): Big R bias
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Funny for him to say House is a sure thing for Dems when Cook’s ratings have the party barely winning a majority if they split the toss-ups. The trick is that the toss-ups will not divide equally but we can’t say exactly which will go D versus R. thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
Cook Political Report founder: House is a ‘done deal’ for Democrats, reclaiming Senate ‘very...

Cook Political Report founder: House is a ‘done deal’ for Democrats, reclaiming Senate ‘very...

Cook Political Report founder Charlie Cook on Sunday said that it has been a “done deal” conclusion that Democrats are likely to retake the House after the November midterm elections, w…

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That’s one way to celebrate America 250
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Starbucks to shutter about 250 stores in latest round of cafe closures cnbc.com/2026/09/24/starbuck…
Starbucks to shutter about 250 stores in latest round of cafe closures

Starbucks to shutter about 250 stores in latest round of cafe closures

Starbucks will close about 1% of its North American cafes in the latest stage of its turnaround.

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My 2026 vote goes to the party that can tame blinding car headlights
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A violation of free speech, the First Amendment, and good government
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@APSep 18
BREAKING: President Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage. apnews.com/article/trump-cnn…
Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

President Donald Trump says he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could...

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